Plovers (Charadriidae)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) - HBW 3, p. 427
French: Pluvier kildir
German: Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer
Spanish: Chorlitejo Culirrojo
Taxonomy: Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758, South Carolina.
Three subespecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 - Canada, USA and Mexico; winters S to NW South America.
- ternominatus Bangs & Kennard, 1920 - Greater Antilles.
- peruvianus (Chapman, 1920) - Peru and NW Chile.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding and calling Locality Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba (ssp ternominatus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 7 years ago 24 sec 3.9 -
A juvenile walking, pausing, eating, walking, etc., etc. Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 27 October 2011 1 year ago 18 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding and opening its wings Locality Pantanos de Villa, Lima Department, Peru (ssp peruvianus)
Josep del Hoyo 21 July 2003 6 years ago 21 sec 3.8 -
A bird on the ground Locality Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba (ssp ternominatus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 7 years ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding on a pond Locality Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba (ssp ternominatus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2004 7 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding on grassland Locality Najasa, Cuba (ssp ternominatus)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2004 8 years ago 20 sec 3.8
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Adult standing in a small stream.
Locality Paramonga, Lima Department, Peru (ssp peruvianus)
Ken Havard 3 June 2012 46 weeks ago 3.7 -
Injury simulated.
Locality Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, Jackson County, Colorado, USA (United States)
Juan Carlos Marín 22 June 2007 4 years ago 3.7 -
Shown in dry habitat.
Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp vociferus)
Don DesJardin 5 June 1997 4 years ago 3.7 -
Killdeer
Locality Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Alex Woodruff 9 February 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
Seen on the edge of a shallow pool.
Locality Cayo Coco, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba
David Lingard 13 February 2012 1 year ago 3.6 -
Individual with a juicy morsel from the mud.
Locality West Perth Wetlands, Mitchell, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 23 July 2011 1 year ago 3.6
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Bird in wetland. Locality Palm Beach, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Antonio Silveira 25 November 2012 25 weeks ago 4 -
Alarm calls by two birds and one of the taking off. Locality Carson Lake Wetlands, Churchill County, Nevada, USA (United States)
(ssp vociferus)
Josep del Hoyo 21 June 2012 37 weeks ago 4 -
An individual calls from rocks by the sea Locality Breezes Jibacoa, Santa Cruz del Norte, La Habana Province, Cuba
(ssp ternominatus)
Joe Angseesing 1 April 2007 3 years ago 3
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